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COA?!*90? AUSTRALIA. 439 find that the tide had reached within three feet of our fire-place, and must have risen at least thirty feet since we landed. The air was now so cold from a copious fall of dew, that we were obliged to resort to our blankets and cloaks for warmth; but with the sun the mercury rose from 8(Y' to 88 � 9(Y'; and the morning being quite ?im, .became exoeasively sultry. On roaching the cutter we found that Mr. Roe had returned the preceding evening, from having examined the north-east shore of the basin, and traaed two openings, that trend for a short dis. rance in, on either side of the mounts. On his return he pulled round the south' side of St. An- drew's Island, and landed at its south-we?t end, where he made a fire, which spread rapidly through the dried grass, and set the surfaco of the island in a blaze. It continued to burn for �everal days afiarwarcls. I)uriug our absence, the shore of the bay of amcho?age had also been examined, and several pools of water were discovered, from which we filled our empty casks. Mr. Cunningham as- oended the hills, which rose, nearly porpondi- aularly, for at least 400 feet; they were thickly 01othed with trees and plants, from which he obtained a large addition to his collection. In wandering about through the spinilex upon the